Hope springs eternal

The world famous fashion magazine Marie Claire Chinese version has invited 28 first-class fashion designers to produce works, with the theme of "hope", saying that fashion will bring confidence to people in this economic recession.

About 31 works arrived in Beijing for the exhibition at the end of last month, including Bally, Gucci, Vera Wang, and Alessandro Dell'Acqua.

"The project started last year. We asked several top fashion designers to create something for China on the theme of the Olympics," says Deng Li, associate publisher and editorial director of Marie Clair.